NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY - PRESS STATEMENT TOLL GATES The introduction of toll gates by the Patriotic Front government is unacceptable. These electronic barriers should only be applied on new roads and not old roads. It is unfortunate that funds are always misapplied. It is unfair for the ruling party to introduce toll gates for Zambians because they pay the highest taxes interns of road tax for using roads in the country. This is just another way of getting money from people’s pockets by making Zambians pay a double fee. As National Restoration Party youths, we highly disagree with the introduction of toll gets on our roads in the country. Transport is already expensive for a common man hence introducing another form of Road tax will make transport even more expensive. The rainy season is around the corner and some roads are still in a bad state. Motorists will have a hard time getting to their destinations yet they are subjected to so many taxes such as carbon emission tax when government cannot be accountable for all these monies. We are calling on the Road Development Agency (RDA) to tell the nation whether they want motorists to stop paying road tax through the current system and pay through toll gates. RDA should clearly state what these monies are for because we do not know where they will be taking these monies. In the midst of employment and wage freeze, government must not put more economic pressure on its citizens. Toll gates only work well in countries where the government is accountable. NAREP is appealing to the PF administration to have pity on the people because no Zambian deserves this from a government people thought came to liberate us. Bwalya Nondo Secretary General NAREP National Youth League 21st October 2013
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:12:39 +0000
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